According to a new study entitled Predictors of Susceptibility to Peer Influence Regarding Substance Use in Adolescence, by Hugh P. Kelly Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, teens who were allowed to engage in conversations with their mothers regarding their opinions had lower rates of substance abuse and alcohol use than those who […]
Read More »Teens who feel able to express their feelings or contradict their mothers are less likely to bow to peer pressure and use drugs/alcohol
December 22, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Vacation
December 22, 2011 | Uncategorized | Click on title to comment!
Using holiday shopping as an opportunity to teach financial responsibility to your kids
December 21, 2011 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
The National Financial Educators Council (NFEC), a social enterprise organization, provides tips for parents interested in teaching personal finance lessons to their children: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011teachingpersonal/finance/prweb9056377.htm
Read More »Tips for divorced parents over the holidays
December 21, 2011 | For divorced parents | Click on title to comment!
This list by Bari Zell Weinberger, Esq. offers tips for divorced parents on how to spend more time with your kids over the holiday: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bari-zell-weinberger-esq/6-ways-divorced-parents-c_b_1159215.html
Read More »Teens engaging in group sex
December 20, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
One in 13 teenage girls, aged 14 to 20, reported having a group-sex experience, with those young women more likely to have been exposed to pornography and childhood sexual abuse than their peers, according to a new study led by a BU School of Public Health researcher: http://sph.bu.edu/insider/Recent-News/group-sex-among-adolescents-an-emerging-public-health-concern.html http://jezebel.com/5869215/group-sex-is-the-latest-disturbing-teen-trend http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2076148/Group-sex-latest-trend-teenage-girls-disturbing-report-reveals.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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